Comments on: Bob Gibson on three days' rest: "what's the big deal?"http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2009/11/03/bob-gibson-on-three-days-rest-whats-the-big-deal/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Fri, 09 Dec 2016 13:28:23 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: GBShttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2009/11/03/bob-gibson-on-three-days-rest-whats-the-big-deal/comment-page-2/#comment-10029
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:13:46 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1961#comment-10029Dad, is that you? (I’m serious.)
]]>By: Insurance Appointment Settinghttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2009/11/03/bob-gibson-on-three-days-rest-whats-the-big-deal/#comment-10028
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:08:21 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1961#comment-10028Bob Gibson was such a dominant pitcher. His performance in 1968 was so overpowering, MLB changed the height of the mound.
]]>By: JLhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2009/11/03/bob-gibson-on-three-days-rest-whats-the-big-deal/#comment-10027
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:06:27 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1961#comment-10027Just because a pitcher CAN pitch with three days rest doesn’t mean that’s what SHOULD happen. I would be interested to see numbers for pitching injuries for various periods in baseball history. My very uneducated guess would be that those that pitched on shorter rest and succeeded cloud our collective memory. Obviously we remember those that succeeded while forgetting those that failed. A higher failure rate in the past could plausibly amount to a collectively detrimental effect of pitching on shorter rest compared to today. Again, I would be interested to see what the numbers might say.
]]>By: Shelyhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2009/11/03/bob-gibson-on-three-days-rest-whats-the-big-deal/#comment-10026
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:25:39 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1961#comment-10026Hey, were you even alive then? What are you talking about good hitters today? How would you like to be in Gibson’s shoes and face the Braves with Aaron, Mathews etc. all in a row? You don’t know what you are talking about. The hitters yesterday were just as awesome. How would you like to pitch against Mays, Orlando Cepeda, McCovey and all those weak hitters for San. Fran.? Gibby did a fairly good job at it. Orlando hit about .280 and drove in about 150-160 runs with 40 dingers. Who does that today? Forget Willy McCovey? No one hit a ball further, not even Bonds. Mays, no comment needed. It doesn’t matter about the mound height, as it was the same for everyone. Just a few excelled. Gibson is one of them. The players today are better paid, but not better players.
]]>By: Jeremyhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2009/11/03/bob-gibson-on-three-days-rest-whats-the-big-deal/#comment-10025
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:48:19 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1961#comment-10025Bob Gibson was awesome, but it was a different game in his day, and not just because of the higher mound and bigger strike zone. It used to be that spring training was for getting in shape and getting your stroke back. Nowadays, lots of hitters lift weights and practice all year round. Nor do today’s hitters shorten up as much with two strikes, because strikeouts no longer carry the stigma they used to (what matters is mostly whether you make out or not, not how you do it). Because of all that (and the DH in the AL), today’s pitchers have to go all out every pitch, because any mistake to anybody, on any count, could very well end up in the seats. That’s why you need 5-man rotations and armies of relievers–guys who are going all out all the time can’t pitch as much. Well, maybe Gibson could still do so today, but most pitchers, even very good ones, couldn’t.
In Pitching in a Pinch, Christy Mathewson talked about how a smart pitcher would save his best stuff for the best hitters, so as not to wear himself out. The days when a pitcher could do that are long gone.
]]>By: comeonmanhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2009/11/03/bob-gibson-on-three-days-rest-whats-the-big-deal/#comment-10024
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:08:58 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1961#comment-10024not Ty Cobb but Cy Young, soory.
]]>By: comeonmanhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2009/11/03/bob-gibson-on-three-days-rest-whats-the-big-deal/#comment-10023
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:07:24 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1961#comment-10023People should realize it was a different era, the game has changed, the players have changed. MLB teams will not use pitchers this way again, too much is invested in these guys.
Since everyone wants to compare today’s pitchers with hall of famer Bob Gibson why can’t we compare Gibson to Ty Cobb, how will his #’s match up, some of the old timers need to get over the fact pitchers make 8 million a week, as per Bob.I got a good laugh when Jim Rice said Jeter is not a good player to model yourself after, how many rings did Rice win. I hated that he had to wait all those years for a deserving hall of fame call but he is bitter as well.
]]>By: alyce Iavaronehttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2009/11/03/bob-gibson-on-three-days-rest-whats-the-big-deal/#comment-10022
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:00:19 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1961#comment-10022Once again we are losing focus on the issue at hand. Baseball is a different game then it was when Gibson pitched. The rounds of playoffs did not exist, and as one of your former responders said, the mound was higher. This coupled with the public criticism which I believe to be out of control would tend to weigh heavy on a pitcher. This is a very specialized era. National League baseball is not nearly as different from American League baseball as it once was, with the former being quite a bit more substantial than the latter (at that time). Today, the one obvious difference is the DH. Some like it; some criticize it. It gives extra opportunities to players that may not have been in the game. You have left handed and right handed designated hitters. Bob Gibson was great for his era and that is something we all should realize and he should remember
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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:33:03 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1961#comment-10021I saw him pitch many times in person and on T-V. From your comments I feel that you really don’t know much about the guy. Gibby was one of a kind. He was tough and threw as hard as anyone. The Cubs had a pitcher named Ferguson Jenkins. He was the best in his era except for Gibson and Koufax. When the Cardinals played the Cubs, they would not pitch Fergie against Gibson because it was an automatic loss. So they saved Jenkins to win another day. Otherwise, it could be an easy sweep for the birds. So you really don’t know Gibson. I agree with Larry. Gibson was the best competitor I saw in those days. All conditions were equal for all players and teams, but Gibson stood far and away above all the rest except for one or two others. Sorry, your stats may be correct, but you are wrong on Gibson. He was a superman. He, Ruth, Aaron, Mays, Musial, Cy Young, Fellar and a few others are in a League of their own.
]]>By: Joehttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2009/11/03/bob-gibson-on-three-days-rest-whats-the-big-deal/#comment-10020
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:47:20 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1961#comment-10020Gibson also pitched in a low-offense era with bigger strike zones, a higher mound, and middle infielders were good for 20 HRs during their careers.
Also, Gibson hit well for a pitcher. .206 career BA is nothing to write home about.
Gibson was a great player, there’s no need to make him out to be something he wasn’t.
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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:30:10 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1961#comment-10019Gibson has every right to criticize pitchers of today. He threw 25-30 complete games a year throwing 125-140 pitches a game, pitched constantly with 3 days rest, hit and hit well unlike the sissy pitchers in the American leage sticking his neck out like anyone else after hitting a guy. He ran the bases, collected gold gloves for his fielding, and gave credit to his fielders when they made great plays. He even got back up with a broken leg and tried to pitch again. He endered racism on the road at the beginning of his career.
The man has the toughness and credntials to criticize any pitcher of today.
]]>By: comeonmanhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2009/11/03/bob-gibson-on-three-days-rest-whats-the-big-deal/#comment-10018
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:20:52 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1961#comment-10018BOB GIBSON INVENTED BASEBALL, TIM McCARVER TOLD HIM TO.
OH GO AWAY, 8 MILLION A WEEK, OH YEAH.
]]>By: comeonmanhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2009/11/03/bob-gibson-on-three-days-rest-whats-the-big-deal/#comment-10017
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:17:59 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1961#comment-10017BOB GIBSON INVENTED BASEBALL, TIM McCARVER TOLD HIM TO.
OH GO AWAY, 8 MILLION A WEEK, OH YEAH.
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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:08:52 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1961#comment-10016If the Phils can make it to game 7 Cliff Lee just might make the old timers proud and pitch on 2 days rest in game 7 of the WS just like Gibson did in ’64. Then Koufax did it in ’65 and Lolich in ’68. All 3 of them were victorious on 2 days rest in game 7.
Now I know it is 40+ years later and the rotation has changed. But if there is any pitcher out there that can pull off what is considered as impossible or crazy nowadays Cliff Lee is that guy.
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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:59:17 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1961#comment-10015Bob Gibson on the alleged crack in Ted Williams’ head: “I didn’t do it, and even if I did, what’s the big deal? He was leaning over the plate.”
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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:37:08 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=1961#comment-10014Bob Gibson is a stock character at this point, The Grumpy Old Man. He is now the answer to the question: How big of an @sshole would a Hall of Famer have to be in order to be remembered for his mouth instead of his arm?
I think he and Brett Meyers should hold a joint press conference about Cole Hamels. If it gets scheduled, you can write the whole story about it before they even start talking.
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